Cherkose Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Norway

Cherkose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherkose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Cherkose (2,659) may also be a first name.

Cherkose Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cherkose Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cherkose is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cherkose.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherkose? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Cherkose occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Cherkose live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 142,260th most widespread forename globally, borne by 2,659 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Outside of Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cherkose
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